1846 in architecture
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The year 1846 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- December 23 - The Nizamat Imambara, in Murshidabad, India built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah, having been partially burnt down in 1842, is completely destroyed in another fire.[1]
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Notre Dame de Bon Port, Nantes, France
Buildings opened
- January 16 - Shree Govindajee Temple in Imphal, Manipur, commissioned by Raja Nara Singh.
- March 7 - Grace Church (Manhattan), New York City, United States, designed by James Renwick, Jr., is consecrated.
- May 12 - Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral (Brooklyn) holds its first service.[2]
- May 21 - Trinity Church (Manhattan) in Wall Street, New York City, designed by Richard Upjohn, is consecrated.[3]
- July 30 - Albert Dock in Liverpool, England, officially opened by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria.[4]
- August 4 - Dublin Kingsbridge railway station in Ireland, designed by Sancton Wood.
- September 1 - Pasig River Light, the first lighthouse erected in the Philippines, is lit.[5]
- September 22 - Lancaster Castle railway station in England, designed by William Tite.
- December 24 - Needham, Stowmarket and Thurston railway stations in Suffolk, England, designed by Frederick Barnes (station buildings completed 1847/9).[6]
Buildings completed
- Macau Government House, built as a private home by Macanese architect Thomaz de Aquino.[7]
- Murney Tower, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
- Newstead House, Brisbane, Australia,[8]
- Notre-Dame de Bon-Port, Nantes, France, designed by Seheult and Joseph-Fleury Chenantais.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Alfred-Nicolas Normand.
Births
- September 4 - Daniel Burnham, American architect and urban designer (died 1912)[9]
Deaths
- January 22 - Louis Baltard, French architect and engraver (born 1764)[10]
References
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- ↑ Trent Dalton, "Grand residence", Brisbane News, 20 November 2002, p 16, Nationwide News Pty Limited via factiva accessed 7 September 2011.
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